How to Show or Hide Most Used Apps in Windows 10 Start Menu

Here is a detailed guide how to show or hide the most used apps and games section in your Windows 10 Start Menu.

How to Show/Hide Most Used Apps in Windows 10 Start Menu

Windows 10 brings many new features to the world for the purpose of helping users get more jobs done faster and easier. One of those including an improvement to the Windows 10 Start Menu. While implementing a more familiar look, it has some neat features that help users quickly access their favorite apps or games. The features called “Most Used Apps”.

This feature will show a list of apps or games that you are most frequently use. If you can’t find the list on your Windows 10 Start Menu or you want to get rid of it, here we have a guide to doing that.

How to Show Most Used Apps in Windows 10 Start Menu

To show the “Most Used Apps” section in your Windows 10 Start Menu.

  1. Open Windows Settings

    First, you need to access Windows Settings by going to Start and click the Gear icon (or by using Win + I short key).Open Windows 10 Settings

  2. Go to Personalization

    In Windows Settings, looking for an item named “Personalization“. Click to open it.Windows Settings > Personalization

  3. Go to Start Section

    On the left side of the settings, click on Start menu.

  4. Turn on the “Show most used apps”

    Under the Start section, you will see a toggle labeled as “Show most used apps”. Toggle it on to show the most apps in your Windows 10 Start Menu.Toggle On/Off Most Used Apps Windows Settings

  5. Check the result

    Now, when you open the Start Menu, you will find the “Most Used” section appears on the top of the Apps List.Most Used Apps Showed in Windows 10 Start Menu

How to Hide Most Used Apps in Windows 10 Start Menu

To hide the “Most Used Apps” section in your Windows 10 Start Menu.

  1. Go to Settings > Personalization > Start
    Follow the same steps as above.
  2. Turn of the “Show most used apps”
    Toggle the “Show most used apps” to off to hide the most apps from your Windows 10 Start Menu.

Now you know how to show/hide the “Most Used Apps” in your Windows 10 Start Menu. It’s kind of a cool feature that will help you to find your most-used apps or games much faster especially if you have no time to organize your Start Menu.